Ravindra Ramachandra Hegde, of Yelagodmane in Sirsi taluk, has entered the Limca Book of World Records (LBWR) by weaving a mat blindfolded within four hours using plastic packing strips .
During his leisure hours, Ravindra started weaving mats of various sizes by collecting waste plastic strips used for packing as a hobby for more than 10 years now. He has woven more than 1,000 mats on demand by agriculturists from Uttara Kannada and the neighbouring districts.
He used to weave mats in the dark, during power failure, and it helped him weave mats blind-folded.
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A video of him weaving a mat blind-folded was sent to the Limca Book of World Records and recently, he received a certificate of confirming the entry in records, according to report on Sunday.
Erya Award to G.N.Bhat
SIRSI FEB 7-Samskrit scholar and social worker Dr.G.N.Bhat,native of Harigar village in Siddapur taluk has been conferred Dr. Erya Laxminarayan Alva Endowment Award for 2016 by Mangaluru Kanara High school Association Administrative Body.
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The award will be conferred to Dr.Bhat in a program to be held at Kanara College seminar hall at Mangaluru on February 17 at 3pm according to a report on Sunday.